| Issue ID | 967771 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10501166 |
| Manufacurer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | R500 |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 03/03/13 |
| Component | SEATS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The heated seats caught on fire, burned passenger while driving. Seats in flames, started to smoke burning passenger clothing. Passenger turned off heated seats and stopped the vehicle for potential danger to others, this is a very dangerous problem mercedes is engineering cars than burn while driving, that have similar problem its sister car mercedes m series, which are comprised of same components, different body style, but overall components electrical, mechanical and interior are basically same, but m series is being recalled but not the less purchased r series, which has the same problems with power steering, electrical and so on, why mercedes recalling the m series when r series sister car 99% its copy?. This is a consumer |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 96500 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ |
| VIN pattern | 4JGCB75E56AXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
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| Vehicle speed | 40 |
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